Leopold Greenberg (judge)
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Leopold Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Appellate Division | |
| In office 1943–1955 | |
| Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1938–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Tindall |
| Succeeded by | Charles Barry |
| Judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1924–1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1885 |
| Died | 12 September 1964 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | South African College |
| Profession | Advocate |
Leopold Greenberg QC (21 March 1885 – 12 September 1964) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa and Judge of Appeal.[1]
Greenberg, who was Jewish, was born in Calvinia in the Cape Colony.[2] He attended Grey College in Bloemfontein and in 1900, he relocated to Cape Town, to continue his studies at the South African College, where he obtained a BA (Hons.) degree. After graduating, he started working for a law firm in Johannesburg and studying part-time for his LLB degree, which he obtained in 1907.[3]
Career
In May 1908, Greenberg was admitted to the Cape Town Bar, where he practised from 1909 to 1911. He was admitted to the Bar in Johannesburg in 1911 and took silk as a King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1924 (which became Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) on 6 February 1952), and almost four months after taking silk he became a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court. Greenberg was appointed Judge President of Transvaal Division in 1938, and five years later he was appointed an appellate judge, in which capacity he served until his retirement in March 1955.[1][3][4]